It’s  time. The weather is getting warmer, and we’re throwing open the windows to welcome spring in — then closing them when the cold air hits. Spring is here, and the dreaded spring cleaning chores are adding up. While some may get overwhelmed with the daunting task of a major cleaning, try these tips from...

  If you’re not in the music business, you might not immediately recognize the name Joey Levine. You can be sure, however, that you are familiar with his work. The Queens native and Fairfield County resident is responsible for some of the catchiest, most famous songs and jingles, literally, in the world. He’s written and...

Finding out her daughter had a lung disease and couldn’t be around the “traditional toxins” sold in big box stores sent Stacy Skoldberg on a mission. “I founded GreenSprays after three years of research with chemists and pesticide applicators to fill a gap in the market for organic tick sprays and fertilizer,” said Skoldberg in...

We’re updating The Recipe Box, the recipe section to our website, thehomemonthly.com, and would like to include your recipes! Currently, we’re looking for “June Celebrations and Special Occasion” recipes. These could include recipes for weddings, graduation parties, anniversaries, Father’s Day, birthdays, etc., and could include main dishes, appetizers, desserts, beverages, etc. Please email your recipes...

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will meet Monday, May 6, at 10 a.m. at Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster Street, Shelton. Program will include an invasive plant segment followed by a presentation on garden design for four seasons, by guest speaker Donna Katsuranis. For more information, contact Charlotte at 203-929-1530 or visit olderiptongardenclub.org.

Trumbull Agriscience and Biotechnology Center, located at 536 Daniels Farm Road (next to Hillcrest Middle School), will hold a Mother’s Day plant sale and Farm Fair. The Mother’s Day plant sale is May 8-11, from 10: a.m.-4 p.m., and will feature plants grown by the Agriscience students. The Farm Fair is Saturday, May 11, from...

For many years, lawn care was fairly simple — you purchased bags of fertilizer to spread on your lawn without much thought. In recent years, however, the idea of organic lawn care has become quite popular. What are the differences between organic and synthetic feeding? This article will hopefully shed some light on this question....

The Friends of Milford Library and the Milford Recreation Department’s Benson-Crump Memorial Community Gardens Program will co-sponsor, for the 12th year, a spring gardening lectures at the Milford Public Library. All lectures are free, open to the public and held in the library program room. Coffee, tea and light pastries will be served during each...

When it comes to re-organizing, it can be hard to get started. The first step would be to choose where to start. Take a Saturday morning with your coffee and go through the area — put items in groups; keep, toss, donate and think about. Since there is a little hoarder in all of us,...